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Patented July 5,1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 4, 1910. Serial No. 536,332.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL J OHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at J ackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinet-Ouspidors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cabinet cuspidors and comprises a simple and efficient apparatus of this nature so constructed that access may be had to a cuspidor within the cabinet by the depression of a hinged platform.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved euspidor cabinet. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View centrally through the cabinet. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4% of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a view on line 55 of Fig. 2, parts being shown' in elevation.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A. designates a cabishape and is provided with an upwardly projecting back B having a mirror B therein. At the lower end of the cabinet and projecting from the front face thereof is an extension C to which a tread member D is hinged, as shown clearly in the drawings, said member D being shown in dotted lines folded up against the cabinet. The top of the cabinet is provided with an opening E over which a sliding closure F is adapted to move and mounted within the cabinet is a receptacle F to which, when the device is adapted for use, is connected an apertured cap F 2 having an inclined cylindrical shell portion F projecting therefrom and over which the lower end of the hopper G telescopes. Said hopper has its upper edge Gr flange adapted to be countersunken in the formed into a upper surface of the cabinet about the marginal edge of the opening E thereien. Said receptacle F is adapted to stand upon a plate F supported within the cabinet in any suitable manner.

Patented July 5, 1910.

Pivotally mounted upon a pin I-I passing through the walls of an aperture in the front wall of the cabinet is a lever H, the forward end of which projects out of the cabinet and is adapted to be positioned underneath the hinged tread platform D when the latter is swung back into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. Springs D are fastened to the under surface of the tread platform D and are adapted to bear against the plates D upon the upper surface of the extension C of the cabinet, said springs being provided for the purpose of normally holding the platform at its highest limit, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Referring to Fig. 5 be seen two curved levers I, I pivotally mounted upon the pins I which are fastened to the inner surface of the rear wall of the cabinet. and 5 of the drawings, it will be noted that the inner surface of the rear wall of the cabinet has a recess A therein in which the rear end of the lever H is positioned, the opposite Wall of said cabinet being adapted to guide the lever as it is tilted upon its pivot. It will also be observed that the free ends of said levers I, as shown in solid lines in Fig. 5 of the drawings, are positioned over the inner end of the lever H so that, when the inner end of the lever is tilted up, said levers I will be tilted upon their pivotal pins. Connected to corresponding ends of the levers I are the ropes or cables K which pass upwardly over pulleys K and are connected to the sliding closure at J, as shown clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, thence passing about a pulley K and extending downward and connected each to an end of a lever the pins N projectingfrom the inner sur face of the front wall of the cabinet. To the inner end of each lever N is pivotally connected a rod N which, at their upper ends, are connected to a cross bar N 3 which in turn has connected thereto the coiled springs N the upper ends of which are fastened to a plate N 5 adjustably held upon the nuts 0 which are fitted to the threaded ends of the bolts 0 which in turn are sup-' positioned of the drawings will Upon reference to Figs. 2:

N pivotally mounted upon "closure E. It will be noted that the top of the cabinet is provided with angled flanges -M, shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings,

the overhanging portions of which are adapted to confine the sliding closure and "the upright portions-of the flanges to guide the latter as it moves transversely upon the top of the cabinet.

In order to have access to the cabinet, a suitable door Tis provided upon the front wall thereof and a similar door is formed in l the rear of the cabinet through which access may be had to the interior thereof for the purpose of removin the receptacle or for other purposes. In t e event of it being de sired to hold the closure from over the opening in the top, I provide, a hook S pivman mounted upon to engage an eye S fastened "to the up. er surface of the closure and suitable han les L are fastened one to each side of the cabi the cabinet adapted net, forming a convenient means whereby the latter may be moved.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood and is as follows :As-.

sumingthe parts to be positioned as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings and it should be desired to throw the closure from over the opening in the top of the cabinet 7 in order to have access to the hopper therein whichleads to the r-eceptacle',-a slight weight applied tothe platform will cause the lever to'tilt upon its pivot and the inner end of said levercoming in contact with the inner ends of the levers I will cause the latter-to tilt and pull upon the cables or Q cords K which, passing over the pulleys, are

connected to the closure, causing the same to move rearwardly from over the opening. As the closure is thrown rearward, the

springs N* are put under tension and adapted, when pressure is relieved from the platform, to return the closure to its normal closed position.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that V the apparatus is automatic in its action and I may be utilized if desired without the platform which, when not in use, might be swung'to a vertical position and the closure held back fromover the opening. .Owing to the construction of the cabinet as shown and the receptacle with hopper leading thereto, the parts may be readily and quickly removed for cleansing and other. purposes.

What I claim to be new is 1. In combination with a cabinet, a hinged platform connected thereto, a pivotal lever mounted within the cabinet and having one 7 end projecting underneath said platform, ;-the top of the cabinet having an opening adapted, as the platform is de ressed, to

move the closure rearward upon t 1e cabinet, and means for automatically returning the closure to its normal position.

2. In combination with acabinet, a hinged platform connected thereto, a pivotal lever mounted within the cabinet and having one end projecting underneath said plat orm,

the top of the cabinet having an opening and a receptacle underneath the same, amoV- able closure mounted upon the top of the cabinet, levers pivotally mounted upon the rear walls of the casing and having their 'free ends positioned over said lever which projects underneath the platform, cable connections between said levers upon the wall of the cabinet and said closureand adapted, as the platform is depressed, to move the closure rearward upon the cabinet, levers pivotally mounted upon the inner surface of the front wall of the cabinet, and connections between said levers upon the front wall of the cabinet and said closure for returning thesame to its normal position.

3. In combination with acabinet,a hinged platform connected thereto, a pivotal lever mounted within the cabinet and havin one end projection underneath said platform, the top of the cabinet having an opening and a receptacle underneath the same, a movable closure mounted upon the top of the cabinet, levers pivotally mounted upon the rear walls of the casing and having their free ends positioned over said lever which projects underneath the platform, levers pivotally mounted upon the inner surface of'the front wall of the cabinet, a cable connected to the levers upon the rear wall of the cabinet, pulleysover which the cables pass, said cables being fastened to the closure, and springs-connected to the levers upon the front'wall of the cabinet.

4. In combination with a cabinet, a hinged platform connected thereto, a 'ivotal lever mountedwithin the cabinet an havin one end projecting underneath said plat orin, the top of the cabinet having an opening and a receptacle underneath the same, a movable closure mounted upon the "top of the cabinet, levers pivotally mounted upon the rear walls of the casing and having their free ends positioned over said lever which projects underneath the platform levers pivotally mounted upon the inner surface of the front wall of the cabinet, a cable connected to the levers upon the rear Wall of the cabinet, pulleys over which the cables pass, said cables being fastened to the closure, springs fastened to the levers upon the front wall of the cabinet, an apertured angle plate fastened to the front wall of the cabinet, headed bolts passing through apertures 1 PAUL JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

H. N. THOMPSON, A. L. PALMER. 

